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9 September, 2024

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China-EU relations

How friendly will Europe’s right wing be to Trump on China? It’s complicated

Leaders like Viktor Orban of Hungary and Giorgia Meloni of Italy embrace US president-elect but may not hold with his entire agenda.

24 Dec 2024 - 11:45PMvideocam

Trump wants to buy Greenland again, Denmark says it’s still ‘not for sale’

23 Dec 2024 - 9:17PM

Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico, in rare visit to Russia by an EU leader

23 Dec 2024 - 1:40PM

Outside In | Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?

Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.

21 Dec 2024 - 8:05AMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on December 16. Photo: Reuters

China-EU relations

EU finds pursuit of unity hampered by war, trade threats and Trump factor

‘Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves and to avoid the absolute worst’: diplomat.

20 Dec 2024 - 2:39PMvideocam

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

Putin also said he was ready to organise another missile launch at Ukraine and see if Western air defence systems could shoot it down.

19 Dec 2024 - 8:48PM

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Nato chief wants Ukraine in position of strength for any talks with Russia

Ukraine leader Zelensky is in Brussels to meet European leaders to shore up support for the war against Putin’s forces.

19 Dec 2024 - 5:04AM

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions in the Donetsk region in September. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around

Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Nato chief to hold Ukraine talks with Zelensky, European leaders

Kyiv’s backers hope to strengthen its hand before Donald Trump takes power in the United States.

16 Dec 2024 - 7:32PM

Hong Kong society

Letters | Relax, ‘brain rot’ is just a novel expression of youthful rebellion

Readers discuss the angst over ‘brain rot’ social media, a former lawmaker’s fraud conviction, improving sex education in schools and Russia’s right to defend itself.

15 Dec 2024 - 11:30AM

“Brain rot” is 2024’s word of the year, according to Oxford University Press, the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher. Photo: Dreamstime / TNS

‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops storming Kursk, Ukraine says

Zelensky called it a new escalation and says there is information suggesting the soldiers could be sent to other parts of the front line.

15 Dec 2024 - 5:26AMvideocam

A Russian “Grad” self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher fires toward Ukrainian position in the Kursk region. Photo:: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again: US

US officials see the experimental Oreshnik missile more as an attempt at intimidation than a game-changer on the battlefield in Ukraine.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:16AM

Opinion | Forget lasting peace. At most, Trump may be able to pause Ukraine war

More likely than not, Ukraine and Russia will take the opportunity to bolster their militaries during any interregnum.

11 Dec 2024 - 2:12AMvideocam

Romanian elections cancelled amid allegations of Russian interference

It is alleged that presidential front runner Calin Georgescu was involved in ‘irregularities and violations of electoral legislation’.

9 Dec 2024 - 12:31AM

A supporter of the right wing Alliance for Unity of the Romanians (AUR) holding a poster of Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis that reads “Iohannis Enough - Romania belongs to Romanians, not to dictators” in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday. Photo: AP

Romania to rerun polls after top court annuls presidential election result

The move comes after the far-right winner surged to victory despite polling in single digits before the first election round.

6 Dec 2024 - 9:44PM

People sing while waving Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-Europe rally ahead of the runoff elections, in downtown Bucharest. Photo: EPA-EFE

US announces new US$725 million package for Ukraine including more mines

Weapons shipment marks an uptick in US aid for Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20.

3 Dec 2024 - 11:40AM

Pro-west parties win Romania’s election, far-right gains, coalition faces problem

The rise of anti-establishment sentiment, fuelled by economic woes, has led to a potential coalition government that could be difficult to form.

2 Dec 2024 - 8:15PM

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says Putin to use North Korea troops as ‘cannon fodder’

Ukrainian president says North Koreans deployed in western Russia have been killed in combat against his forces.

2 Dec 2024 - 12:56PM

A Russian serviceman fires a D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in the border area of Kursk region, Russia. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry via AP

Zelensky says Ukraine needs weapons, Nato invite before Russia talks

‘An invitation to join Nato is a necessary thing for our survival’.

1 Dec 2024 - 11:25PMvideocam

Romanian leftists ahead of resurgent far-right in election

Ruling leftist Social Democrats looked set to win most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election, defeating a resurgent far-right movement.

2 Dec 2024 - 7:07AM

‘We need to do fast’: Zelensky says ceasefire if Nato shields unoccupied land

The Ukrainian president also said Kyiv can get back the seized territory ‘diplomatically’.

30 Nov 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Ukrainian service members attend military exercises in the Chernihiv region on November 22. Photo: Reuters

Ex-UK soldier found guilty of spying for Iran

He had gathered a ‘very large body of restricted and classified material’ while posted in the UK and US.

28 Nov 2024 - 8:37PMvideocam

A wanted sign featuring an image of Daniel Abed Khalife is displayed near Wandsworth prison in London. Photo: Reuters

War and conflict

Opinion | Under Trump 2.0, what happens to nuclear arms control?

If the New Start treaty is allowed to lapse in 2026, it will create a dangerous level of opacity around US and Russian nuclear capabilities.

27 Nov 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

New Russian missile fired at Ukraine carried dummy warheads: sources

Ukrainians examine parts of an experimental intermediate-range missile Russia fired at Dnipro last week.

27 Nov 2024 - 12:30PM

China-Russia relations

Opinion | How the West can navigate Sino-Russian cooperation in the Arctic

As China and Russia deepen Arctic cooperation, Western nations must collectively balance engagement with vigilance to mitigate tensions.

26 Nov 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest monthly pace since start of war: analysts

On the battlefield, Ukraine’s fatigued troops are struggling to halt advances by Russian forces in the east of the country.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:57PM

A modified Russian T-80 tank in the Donetsk region in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry via AP

Far-right populist shocks Romania by heading into presidential run-off

Calin Georgescu will face reformist Elena Lasconi in a December 8 run-off after winning the most votes in the first round of voting.

26 Nov 2024 - 3:36PM

Republicans push back against claims Trump intelligence pick is ‘compromised’

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face scrutiny for comments sympathetic to Russia and a 2017 visit to Syria where she met President Bashar al-Assad.

25 Nov 2024 - 11:59AM

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